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of the chemical upon the system, and those -u'ho value good health -.could 

 be well advised to leave such cocoas alone. Perhaps the most novel 

 departure of late years is the addition of kola to cocoa. Kola is a 

 powerful drug, and contains besides caffeine other potent nerve stimu- 

 lants of an unknown character. It is impossible to defend on hygienic 

 grounds the addition of such a powerful drug to an article of daily con- 



THE TELPHERAGE SYSTEM FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF CRUDE COCOA 

 FROM THK STOREHOUSES TO THE ROASTING ROOMS. 



sumption, and though under medical advice, and in exceptional cases, 

 the increase of nerve stimulating properties which kola confers on cocoa 

 may be beneficial, yet to the masses such uncontrolled drugging may 

 be followed by serious consequences. Pure cocoa is so rich in good 

 dietetic properties that to interfere with the normal proportions of the 

 food principles is to notably decrease its nutritive value." 



The. simple process by which the natives of Central and South 

 America prepared a nutritious beverage from the seeds of the cocoa 



